UK Higher Education Institutions Information （英国高等教育机构的信息）.pdfVIP

UK Higher Education Institutions Information Pack Prepared June 2015 Contacts Name Charles Hamilton Annabelle Llanes Position Director Client Relations International Clients Relations Manager Phone number +44 (0)20 7010 2641 +44 (0) 779 542 6179 Email address Charles.Hamilton@P annabelle.llanes@ Pearson Education Limited is a registered company in England and Wales whose registered office is at Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, United Kingdom, company Registration number 872828 PTE Academic™ is a registered trademark of Pearson Education Limited Contents Introduction 3 Purpose of the document3 Alignment of PTE Academic to Industry Standards 3 Background to PTE Academic4 PTE Academic measurement of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening 4 Automated Scoring, Test Objectivity and Reliability 5 Scoring Written English Skills 8 Scoring Spoken English Skills 9 Test Error and Accuracy 9 Mapping to the Common European Framework (CEFR)11 The PTE Academic Score Scale and the CEFR 12 What PTE Academic Scores Mean 12 Test Relevance 13 Language Proficiency Requirements 15 Booking and Payment Process 15 Test Preparation 16 Test and Test Centre Security 17 Threats to Secure English Language Testing 18 Fraud Risk Mitigation 18 Identifying Fraud 19 Score Reports and Sending Scores20 2015 Recognition 21 Summary 21 2 Introduction As a licensed United Kingdom Tier 4 visa-sponsoring Higher Education Institution you have the ability to choose how to assess English language competence for students studying at de